Dewclaw

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dewclaw \Dew"claw`\, n.
     In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or
     small hoof not reaching the ground.
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           Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. --J. H.


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